Etihad Airways and Garuda Indonesia join forces on Jakarta to Perth

Etihad Airways and Garuda Indonesia this week will commence new codeshare flights between Jakarta and Perth, the capital of Western Australia.

The daily nonstop flights,
to be operated by the Indonesian flag carrier, will begin on June 28.

The new services will
addan extra 2,184 seats each week to the Jakarta-Perth route.

James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ President and
Chief Executive Officer, said the expanded codeshare with Garuda Indonesia was
an exciting development which would deliver benefits to both airlines and their
customers worldwide.

“The Jakarta-Perth
route adds a new dimension to our partnership with Garuda Indonesia which has
developed in a mutually beneficial way since its signing last October –
particularly in terms of operational and cost efficiencies.

“The
codeshare with Garuda to Perth demonstrates the effectiveness of our
partnership strategy, enabling Etihad Airways to continue its expansion in
Australia and to contribute to tourism and economic growth.

“We are confident that seamless two-way connections in
Jakarta to Perth and Abu Dhabi – and beyond to Europe, Africa and the Middle East
– will hold great appeal to travellers on the route.”

Emirsyah Satar, Garuda
Indonesia’s President and CEO, said: “The Jakarta-Perth nonstop flights are partof
the airline’s expansion program to develop its international network and in
line with Garuda Indonesia’s ‘Quantum Leap Program 2011-2015’. The new route is
expected to boost inbound travel to Indonesia, and strengthen the airline’s
network to Australia – a total of 42 weekly flights serving Sydney, Melbourne
and Perth.”

“This new codeshare
flight with Etihad Airways will give passengers the benefit of seamless travel
and easy connectivity to both airlines’ global networks. It is also part of
Garuda’s program to be a ‘global player’.”

Flight GA724 / EY7126
will depart Jakarta at 1030 and will arrive in Perth at 1550 – a total journey
time of five hours.

The return flight GA725
/ EY7125 will depart Perth at 1740 and arrive in Jakarta at 2115 – a total
journey time of 4.50 hours.

The Jakarta-Perth flights
will be operated by a two-class Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 12 seats in
Business Class and 144 seats in Economy Class.